Car catches fire at senior living facility in Scappoose

Fire investigators are trying to narrow down the cause of a fire that started in a parked car at Brookdale Rose Valley Assisted Living in Scappoose.

Firefighters and police responded to the senior facility just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, after the trunk and passenger area of a white, older model sedan was in flames in the parking lot.

"When it first came in, we didn't know if there was someone in the car," Sgt. Dennis Viereck of the Scappoose Police Department said Wednesday. Viereck noted the car belongs to "someone who lives at the facility," but no one was in the car at the time and no injuries were reported.